From the first days of life, the child begins to actively explore the world around him. He needs new smells, tastes, colors and tactile sensations. That is why business boards with a lot of details and trifles have rapidly become popular among attentive parents. But constantly buying such toys is expensive and uninteresting, because over time, the entertainment will inevitably get bored with the baby. Therefore, we show 9 ideas on how to make a do-it-yourself business board!
Preparation and materials
A business board is a toy according to the Montessori method for the development of thinking, motorboat, logic and various everyday skills. The only thing that you need to buy in advance is a board or plywood sheet from 10 mm under the base. Although you can also use a fairly strong, dense and thick cork sheet.
To work, you need a tape measure, a pencil, a hacksaw and a screwdriver with self-tapping screws. When choosing details, take into account the age and interests of the child - but you definitely need all kinds of locks, hooks and strings. The board can be absolutely any size - small for the kid to fiddle with on the floor, or large and wall-mounted.
Before you start attaching the parts, make a sketch and lay out all the objects in order to arrange them beautifully and conveniently. In order not to clean and paint the board yourself, you can buy ready-made furniture.
1. Business board for a boy
Young researchers are very fond of cars, technology, detective and spy games. You can use a bicycle bell, railroad parts, cars with spinning wheels and bells. By the way, you will have sockets, flashlights, switches, shoes with laces, different types of door locks, a dial from an old watch.
2. Busyboard for girls
For a young princess, make a business board in the shape of a real castle in delicate pastel colors. For decoration, mirrors, brushes, combs, hairpins and elastic bands are suitable. Use doll outfits, different fasteners and clothespins, weave a tight braid from bulky threads. Don't forget about all kinds of pockets, ruffles, laces and laces.
3. Business board in the form of a house
This is a rather difficult option, but it will definitely delight young children. Cut out parts from a sheet of plywood - squares on the walls and rectangles on the roof. Use ring screws to connect the frame, and then you can attach decorative elements directly to them.
Be sure to sand all the edges and grind them so that the child does not get hurt and does not drive a splinter. You can even make windows or doors with regular furniture hinges and latches. Just a couple of hours of work - and you can start painting and decorating your homemade bodyboard.
4. Kitchen business board
Thematic business boards always look more interesting, the more you can make several of them. One of the most practical is a kitchen one with small doll cups, plates, spoons, boards and jars of cereals. The child will not only play, but also get acquainted with real objects that surround him in everyday life.
5. Business board for a young builder
By the same principle as the kitchen, you can make a board with small tools. Here, as never before, different locks, hinges, fasteners, planks and corners, profiles, rollers and rollers are appropriate. By the way, you will have magnets, cabinet locks, plastic dowels, pieces of polystyrene, foam rubber and any safe little things that remained from the repair.
6. Musical business board
The star of such a business board is a child's xylophone, a piano or fragments from a musical rug. Attach a bell and various bells, use rattles, a small tambourine and all kinds of rattles. A triangle, a small plate, or even regular metal plates with a small wooden mallet will do.
7. Foldable business board
In addition to wall and floor options, the business board can be foldable - like a clamshell or a book.In the first case, to connect the stable halves, use ordinary door hinges and stoppers - chains, strips or hooks. A fully collapsible business board can be fitted even in an old travel suitcase.
8. Soft business board
For the youngest children who are just starting to get to know the world, a complex wooden structure will not work. It is useless and too dangerous for them. But you can make a soft business board with your own hands - in fact, a developmental rug. And if it's too boring, create it in the form of a book or a pillow.
For the main material, take ordinary cotton - for example, inexpensive and multi-colored calico. It is convenient to lay out volumetric parts from felt - it is well cut, and the edges do not fray. For details, take pieces of fur, leather, plush, threads and fabric of different textures, decorative buttons, beads and crochet hooks. Make sure that all the little things are firmly sewn on, and the child cannot independently tear off or swallow the button.
9. Developing business board
Older children also need a business board more difficult, so standard laces and clasps can be supplemented with more interesting puzzles. Glue small tags to the board or make a homemade maze. These can be cubes with numbers, abacus, gears, and an impromptu pipeline. Most importantly, do not limit your imagination!
